DESCRIPTIONIvan Chen and the LIU Blackbirds baseball team reach the College World Series for the second straight year, but will someone familiar in the opposing team affect their chances of winning it all?[970 words]

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THE AUTHORI am an aspiring author and writer from New York who is inspired from television shows, movies, books, etc.[December 2017]

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2007 College World SeriesWinson Thai

In 2007, Ivan Chen and the LIU baseball team return to the College World Series, held in Tuscan, Arizona this time, trying to turn things around after last yearís embarrassing elimination. The LIU softball team does not qualify for the series, having lost the Nashville Super Regionals to the Texas A&M Aggies two games to one. However, Sarah Gilbert, who pitched 5 1/3 innings (the most for any closer in NCAA) in the second game against Texas for the win, but blew two saves, tags with the baseball team for support.

The Blackbirds reach the semi-finals, where they once again fight the OSU Cowboys. LIU scores five runs off of starter Matt Gardner over the first two innings and two more off of reliever Tyler Lyons in the top of the fourth to take a 7-1 lead. Jared Starks and Rebel Ridling homer for the Beavers, respectively in the sixth and seventh off of reliever Jesse Johnson that make it 7-3 LIU. Paul Lopez pitches a scoreless eighth before Chen comes to pitch in the ninth. He allows a home run to Ty Wright after getting two outs, trimming his teamís lead to 7-4 and nerve-racking them as they fear he will blow it again while OSU fans hope for another miraculous comeback against him, but they wish does not happen this time. After getting a threatening message from Coach Don Maines, Chen faces Rafael Thomas, who sends the 0-2 pitch right back at him. Chen makes a quick reflex catch to close the game and send LIU to the championship round.

There, they will be fighting the Arizona Wildcats, whose softball team is Ivanís favorite. Initially, he is overjoyed, but becomes uncomfortable after realizing that the Wildcatsí star catcher is his childhood friend Daniel Butler, who also loses confidence after learning that Ivan is part of the opposing team. As it will be like fighting their best friend in a winner-take-all, neither of them wants to play in the games now. However, Danielís girlfriend Jill Malina, who plays for the Wildcat softball team and has Ivan as a friend on MySpace, convinces both men to talk about this with each other and on the day before Game One, they promise to play their best and that no matter what occurs, they will be friends forever. Jill says she will be happy regardless of who emerges victorious. During all of this, her team would win the Womenís College World Series for the second straight year. They celebrate this with a party and Sarah hangs out with them.

Chen does not pitch in the first game of the best-of-three as his team pounds the Wildcats 12-1. In the second game, LIU has a 3-0 lead when Travis Peep puts the Wildcats on the board with a homer off of starter Matt Owens. The Blackbirds would get the run back on Gerard Tingosís homer, but reliever Kenny Cedel surrenders a two-run home run to Ryan Lush that cuts his teamís lead to 4-3. After the Wildcats put runners on first and second with two gone, Coach Maines replaces Cedel with Chen, who gets Joe Allison to ground out to third to end the inning. Chen returns to pitch in the ninth and after getting two outs, faces Butler. He considers intentionally walking him due to the situation between them, but then remembers the promise that they made and pitches to him. Wildcat fans at the match, including the softball team, root for Butler, hoping he could force a Game 3 or at least tie this one. Though he fights hard, hitting six foul balls straight and working the count up to 2-2, he loses the battle as Chen strikes him out swinging on the ninth pitch. The game ends, the Wildcat fansí hopes of having two world champions in one year are dashed and LIU wins its second title in four years. The home crowd collapses in despair while Chen falls to his knees on the mound relieved that the series is done. The rest of his team comes out and celebrates at home plate.

Daniel walks up to Ivan and after asking if he is okay, congratulates him on the victory. Ivan gets up and replies that he himself was good and both admit that this was the best game they have ever played. When Ivan asks if they are still friends, Daniel replies yes. The two cry in happiness and have a friendship hug on the mound. Everybody is confused initially, but after Jill and her best friend Callista Balko explain their situation to their team, they go ďAwwĒ and applause and everyone else just follows. Jill then gets out of her seat, runs up to them and joins in their hug, and says she is very proud of the way they both played.

At a press conference after the match, the Blackbirds are given the championship trophy and Ivan thanks Daniel for maintaining their friendship in tough times and Jill for encouraging him to play the best, which made this a really good series. Butler is named MVP despite the Wildcatsí loss for his performance of having six home runs, twelve RBIs, four stolen bases, and nine extra base hits, all of them new records.

The Blackbirds go home the next day, but having nothing to do until he begins work in early July, Ivan remains with Daniel and Jill in their hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. Sarah stays also, not wanting to leave her lover behind. Daniel and Jill would usually show Ivan and Sarah around town and play casual games with them and the other Wildcat players, especially Callista. Before he and Sarah depart, Ivan tells Daniel and Jill he had a very good time with them and hopes to play them again in the 2008 World Series.

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